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2. As of noon trading, Dell ( DELL) is up $0.18 (1.9%) to $9.58 on heavy volume Thus far, 17.0 million shares of Dell exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 20.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $9.41-$9.70 after having opened the day at $9.42 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $9.40.

Dell Inc. provides integrated technology solutions in the information technology (IT) industry worldwide. Dell has a market cap of $16.2 billion and is part of the computer hardware industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 5.6, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 36.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate Dell a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 14 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Dell as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, poor profit margins and weak operating cash flow. Get the full Dell Ratings Report now.